ROOT CELLAR MEETING FOR FEBRUARY The regular meeting for February 8 will be at 7 pm at Merrill Gardens, 7418 Stock Ranch Road, Citrus Heights. Glenda Lloyd will speak on "Documenting Your Treasures" and ROOT CELLAR members are asked to bring family items to share. Bring something Interesting, anything your family has passed down through the generations. It will also be Library Docent Appreciation Month. WORKSHOP The new day-time workshop had a dozen interested attendees on January 18th at Sylvan Oaks Library. The February 15th meeting from 1-3 pm at Sylvan Oaks Library, Auburn Blvd. and Dewey Drive is open to all. Please come and join the group. SPRING SEMINAR The flyers are out and the information is on ROOT CELLAR's web site - www.rootcellar.org <http://www.rootcellar.org/> . Register soon, either way, for the March 25th all day event! John Phillip Colletta, PhD of Washington, DC will be the speaker and cover these topics: Naturalization Records: 1790-1920 Passenger Arrival Records: 1820-1957 (w/brief overview of pre-1820 period), advanced problem solving of passenger arrival records Lesser Used Federal Records: a Sampling for Fresh Research Ideas The Library of Congress: an introduction and overview Dr. Colleta's books will be for sale. The location is at the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks - (near Madison Avenue). The cost is $24.00 for members and $27.00 for non-members. After March 1 the cost will be $32.00 for all. Lunch will available from Togo's. Pre-order for $6.00 Shirley Writer Chang Researching in MO, AR, KS, OK and TX for WRITER, POTTER, MCMILLAN, FLY, SOOTER, LOVE, SHORT, TAYLOR, PIPKIN, MCCRAY, PATRICK and SUTER